The Scarlet Letter Chapters 2 and 3

The Scarlet Letter

The Market Place-Chapter 2
After having to stand a horrid two pages of reading the worst first chapter in the history of chapters, I was actually intrigued. Although I honestly had to read page 47 about two times over I was able to comprehend it. Probably the most significant part to this whole book, we finally meet our key character Hester Prynne to be exact !!! While reading the first half of the chapter, I developed the assumption that Hester may be very nasty and skimpy. Especially on page 49 paragraph two how the women use the words "malefactresses" indicating her violation of the law and referring to her as "this hussy". Also the significance of the embroidered letter "A" on Prynne's chest in which the crowd does not seem to stop elaborating about. Also as a side not, I actually learn that it stands for adultery and NOW I see how it connects to Easy A lol. But when we are introduced to Hester, she is the total opposite. She is almost as awesome as me ! B-) Like me obviously, she is beautiful and courageous (Still not as much as me though).  As the "Goodwives" mock and continuously try to break her down, she brushes that "dirtoff her shoulder (Jay Z reference ;-)". Actually, she really begins smiling in their faces and lets those "haters be her motivators #swagg". When making her way to the scaffold I actually began to feel for Hester. Having to be placed on the scaffold with this illegitimate child had to be devastating. Especially for a young women back in "Puritan Boston" where religion was the law.

Chapter 3
In Chapter 3 we meet the rest of the gang! When reading, I was kind of creeped out by the stranger; being described as having one shoulder lower than the other otherwise his deformity, very minute in size, and being dressed in civllian/native articles of clothing. Later we obviously learn that this is the one and only Roger Chillingsworth. The interaction otherwise body language that went on between him and Hester allowed me to jump to the conclusion that he was the "second sinner". Yet, I was wrong! (Since when am I wrong? #Slackinnn) As Hawthorne describes what goes on between the two as far as Hester's petrified look and his signal to her for her to stay quiet, we eventually learn they know each other very well and recognize each other. Soon we also meet Reverend Wilson, Governor Bellingham, and Reverend Dimmesdale (Fairly Odd-Parents xD). When attempting to interrogate Hester,  I wanted think he was being a P***k yet I had to keep in mind it was his job. Plus he was appointed to demand the name by the other men. But he eventually showed his calm side when he did not further "press" Hester for the name. In which I believe shows his soft side/understanding for a young woman like Hester. In this book, I am already assuming Dimmesdale will be the key for Hester and her baby that are stuck in this predicament and that his mindset is very very very very very different from those in on this trial.